Metallic railway-tie



H. IACUBS.

METALLIC RAILWAY TIE.

APPUCATIQN FILED DEc.2a. 1920.

Patented Apr. 26, 1921.

PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY JACOBS, OF LORDSBURG, NEW MEXICO.

METALLIC RAILWAY-TIE.,

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 26, 1921.

Application led December 28, 1920. Serial No. 433,563.

T o all whom z'tfmag/ concern Be it known that I, HARRY JACOBS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lordsburg, in the county of Hidalgo and State of New Mexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Railway- Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a metallic railway tie, and the object is to provide an article of the type indicated which shall have a maximum degree of strength, considering the weight of the tie, and which shall 1nclude rail supporting elements and a body portion formed with a base or bottom, and upwardly extending sides.

A further object is to provide a tie formed as specified and having the central portion of the bottom level and provided with an opening, and having portions adjacent to the outer ends sloping downwardly toward said ends, for the purpose indicated below.

A still further objectv is to provide a tie, the bottom element of which shall be higher at the central portion than at the ends, the sides of the tie being formed by upwardly extending members higher at those portions designed to support the rails, than .in the center, and higher at the points indicated,

than at the ends, the end portions being also upwardly turned. t

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that modifications in form and proportions may be made within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a top plan view illustrating a metallic railway tie constructed in accordance with my invention,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View illustrating the same,

Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view illustrating the same,

Fig. 4 is a detail view illustrating a modied form of fastening means.

The bottom element of the tie is designated 10, and includes an approximately horizontal portion 12 at a point intermediate of those portions of the tie designed to support the rails. From the portion 12 the bottom gradually slopes downwardly toward the ends of the tie, these sloping portions being designated 13 and 14.

The sides of the tie each comprise the wider oi' higher portions 15 and 16, connected at their upper edges by elements 17 and 18 on which the rails are designed to rest. From this statement, it will be understood that the oppositely located wider portions 15 are connected in the manner indic ated, and that the portions 16 at the opposite end of the tie, and on opposite sides thereof, are similarly connected.

The structure thus formed provides an opening of approximately channel formation toward the upper side of the tie, and in order to prevent water from accumulating within the tie, I provide apertures 19 near the ends thereof, theI ends per se being designated 20 and 21.

A central opening 22 is of about the proportions indicated, compared with the proportions of the tie as a whole, and serves to prevent the tie from becoming center bound.

Although the dimensions are not essential in this connection, it may be stated that thc length of the tie is eight feet, the width about six inches, the height at the center about three inches, and the height immediately under the rails about six inches. The tie thus constructed is especially adapted to meet the exacting conditions under which ties are used in heavy traiiic,and many of the objections incident to the useof wooden and other forms of ties, are overcome.

The rail seats 17 and-l8/lave formed on their outer transverse edges, ribs 17 adapted to abut the outer edges of the bases of the rails, and have inclined extensions 18" formed on their ends which overlie the said bases of the rails. The seats 17 and 18 are provided with screw threaded openings 19 l to receive fastening elements 20. Each of the fastening elements consists of a screw threaded shank adapted to be threaded in the opening 19 and receive a nut on the lower end thereof. The shank has a circular head 21 provided with a beveled lower face adapted to engage the base of the rail and coperate with the extensions 18 in securing the rail to the seats. An auxiliary head 2v2 is formed on the head 21 and provided with wrench engaging faces so that a suitable tool or wrench may be employed for threading the shank into the openin In Fig. 4: I have shown a modiedform of fastening element 23 which is equipped with a screw threaded shank similar to the fastening element 20 and has formed on its upper end a semi-circular head 24 the under tace ot' which is beveled to engage theh base of the rail and provides a construction wherein it is only necessary to give the shank one-half turn in order to disengage the head 24 from the base of the rail.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is l. A metallic tie comprising a bottom having a substantially horizontal central portion on its lower side, said bottom including downwardly inclined portions between the horizontal member and the end portions of the tie, sides extending upwardly from the bottom member and higher at points designed for location beneath the'rails, than at other portions of the tie, said sides having their upper edges gradually inclined downwardly toward the center of the tie, from the higher portion thereof, i'ail supportingmembers connecting the higher portions of the sides, and end members connecting the sides and projecting upwardly from the bottoni', apertures being formed at the ends of the tic to prevent the accumulation of water.

2. A metallic tie comly'rising a bottom having a substantially horizontal portion on its lower side, said bottom includingr downwardly inclined portions between the horizontal portion and the end portions of the tie, upstanding sides carried by said bottom, said.sides being higher at points designated for location beneath the rails, said sides being connected at their highest points by rail supporting members formed therewith, said sides being connected at their end portions by upstanding end members carried by said bottom, said bottom having central and end openings to prevent the tie from becoming center bound and also prevent water from accumulating within the tie.

In testimony whereof I aftix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY JACOBS. 

